Qualifying for Raam
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UltraMarathon Cycling Association, Inc John Hughes, Managing Director P.O. Box 18028 Boulder, CO 80308-1028 (ph.) 303-545-9566 (fax) 303-545-9619 (e-mail) [email protected] (website) http://www.ultracycling.com UMCA Policy on Qualifying for RAAM Approved by the Board of Directors on March 1, 2004 by a vote of 13-2 Who must qualify for RAAM Solo ultra racers: must meet the qualifying s tandards in this policy i n order to race in RAAM. T andem bicycle racers: at least one of the riders must meet the qualifying standard in this policy in order to race in RAAM. Relay team racers do not have to qualify in order to race in RAAM. Categories for qualifying T o qualify for RAAM riders compete in categ ories based on the following: Gender Male Female Age 18-49 50-59 60-69 70 and up Bike Type Solo including single Recumbent HPV T andem speed & xed gear Duration of qualication An ultra racer is eligible to compete in RAAM for the three years following the year in which the ultra racer qualied by one of the methods below. If a racer is an ofcial nisher of solo Race Across AMerica or tandem RAAM, then the racer is quali - ed for RAAM for life. Qualifying Races The UMCA sanctions three types of RAAM Qualiers. For specic events and dates go to: http://www.ultracycling.com/events/races.php 1) RAAM-style qualiers To qualify for solo RAAM, a rider must nish within the specied time of the rst not currently quali - ed rider in a division: age men women <50 115% 115% 50-59 125% 125% 60-69 135% 135% For example, Rider A nishes sixth overall in 35 hours. Rider A is not currently qualied to race in RAAM. Rider B, 55-year old man, must nish within 125% of Rider A ’s time, i.e., 43 hours 45 min - utes. Rider C, a woman, wins the women’s division in 30 hours. Rider C is not currently qualied for RAAM. Rider D, a 45-year old woman, must nish within 115% of the Rider C’s time, i.e., or 34 hours 30 minutes.
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UltraMarathon Cycling Association, IncJohn Hughes, Managing Director
P.O. Box 18028Boulder, CO 80308-1028
(ph.) 303-545-9566(fax) 303-545-9619
(e-mail) [email protected](website) http://www.ultracycling.com
UMCA Policy on Qualifying for RAAMApproved by the Board of Directors on March 1, 2004 by a vote of 13-2
Who must qualify for RAAMSolo ultra racers: must meet the qualifying standards in this policy in order to race in RAAM.Tandem bicycle racers: at least one of the riders must meet the qualifying standard in this policy in order to race in RAAM.Relay team racers do not have to qualify in order to race in RAAM.
Categories for qualifyingTo qualify for RAAM riders compete in categories based on the following:
Gender Male FemaleAge 18-49 50-59 60-69 70 and upBike Type Solo including single Recumbent HPV Tandem speed&fixedgear
Duration of qualificationAn ultra racer is eligible to compete in RAAM for the three years following the year in which the ultra racerqualifiedbyoneofthemethodsbelow.
IfaracerisanofficialfinisherofsoloRaceAcrossAMericaortandemRAAM,thentheracerisquali-fiedforRAAMforlife.
Qualifying RacesTheUMCAsanctionsthreetypesofRAAMQualifiers.Forspecificeventsanddatesgoto:
http://www.ultracycling.com/events/races.php
1) RAAM-style qualifiersToqualifyforsoloRAAM,aridermustfinishwithinthespecifiedtimeofthefirstnotcurrentlyquali-fiedriderinadivision:
age men women
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2) 24-hour qualifiersToqualifyforsoloRAAMatasanctioned24-hourqualifieraridermustcoverthespecifieddistancewithin 24 hours:
age men women
